{"id":29730,"date":"2025-07-28T23:06:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T23:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/29730\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T23:06:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T23:06:18","slug":"matt-jones-finished-last-at-red-bull-hardline-but-his-custom-marin-quake-is-a-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/29730\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Jones’ finished last at Red Bull Hardline, but his custom Marin Quake is a winner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everyone\u2019s favourite slopestyle mountain biker turned YouTube star, Matt Jones, lined up at Red Bull Hardline with his Marin Quake tailored to the exacting demands of the course in Wales.<\/p>\n

With a career based around hanging time in the air, Jones has never been shy of sending it large on ridiculous jumps.<\/p>\n

While his race run didn’t go as planned, taking a few falls on the greasy track and ultimately finishing last with a time of 3m 54s, he was in good spirits at the finish line despite wearing some cuts.<\/p>\n

We caught up with Jones before the race to check out his rig for the event and asked him what alterations he made for the unique course.<\/p>\n

Marin Quake
\n\"MattThe stock purple colourway matched Jones’ kit very well. Nick Clark \/ Our Media<\/p>\n

For the first time, Jones decided to use a size-large Quake for the event, citing the increased stability through the technical sections as the reason for his choice.<\/p>\n

He also opted to run a Rimpact tyre insert in the rear, which enabled him to drop a few psi to increase traction. The exact number was said to be 28psi, down from 30psi in Tasmania, where he ran insert-free.<\/p>\n

Up-front, the pressure was lower still at 25psi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"MattJones was running a front mudguard to keep his face clean. Nick Clark \/ Our Media<\/p>\n

The Quake featured full \u00d6hlins suspension, with a DH38 m.2 fork up front and a TTX m.2 rear shock sat in the frame.<\/p>\n

\"MattMost riders had opted for a coil shock. Nick Clark \/ Our Media<\/p>\n

Both of these are said to have had a custom tune with high compression to avoid bottoming out on the ludicrous jumps on the Welsh course.<\/p>\n

\"MattPedal kick happens when the linkage is compressed and one side of the chain increases more than the other, causing the cranks to rotate backwards. Nick Clark \/ Our Media<\/p>\n

To tackle pedal kickback on landings, Jones fitted an Ochain<\/a> device to his crankset, which uses elastomers to detach the cranks from being connected directly to the drivetrain.<\/p>\n

While the Quake can be set up with 29in wheels<\/a> front and rear, Jones opted for a mullet setup<\/a>, with a 27.5in rear wheel.<\/p>\n

The Halo wheels were booted in Goodyear rubber.<\/p>\n

\"MattShimano’s Saint may have been around for a while, but it didn’t look out of place. Nick Clark \/ Our Media<\/p>\n

Shimano’s DH Saint groupset was used for shifting, although Jones said he hadn’t taken it out of fourth gear on a run and was doubtful he’d get a pedal stroke on his race run.<\/p>\n

\"MattVented pads help cool the brakes. Nick Clark \/ Our Media<\/p>\n

Gusset components finished off the touch points, with Jones settling on his signature collection for the saddle and handlebar.<\/p>\n

\"MattThe saddle looks to take BMX inspiration. Nick Clark \/ Our Media<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Everyone\u2019s favourite slopestyle mountain biker turned YouTube star, Matt Jones, lined up at Red Bull Hardline with his…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29731,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[4985,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-29730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-cycling","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29730"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29730\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}